Loving the bright and bold “minimal pop art” of Greg Bogin. Happy colors! More of his work here. (via trendland)

Wonderful compositions by Geninne of Geninne’s Art Blog. So beautiful! Check out more of her work and photos here.

I saw this on Pinterest and thought it was just genius. Fern Richardson of Life on the Balcony blog created this beautiful vertical garden using a shipping pallet. She has a complete step-by-step here. Actually her whole blog is awesome and shows tons of container garden inspiration (AND she’s a fellow OC local!). It’s a great reminder that even if you don’t have a full yard, you can still bring some green and vegetation into your home! Check it out here. (image via Life on the Balcony)

By the way, are you on Pinterest yet? It’s so addicting! You can check out and follow my pins here.

woo hoo! it’s saturday!- Hope you’re havin’ a good one! Loving how bright and summery this campaign video is for Aldo shoes.

It’s Friday! yes! Hope you have a magical weekend…

endless planet from beeple on Vimeo.

The Aurora from Terje Sorgjerd on Vimeo.

well lookee what I picked up last night while perusing through the Anthropologie store at Fashion Island? It’s the new Decorate book!

If you don’t already know, Decorate is the new book by Holly Becker, of the blog Decor8, and Joanna Copestick. First off, the book is substantial. It’s over 280+ pages!

They’ve put together a really great piece that’s meant to inspire and encourage anyone looking to take on the often daunting task of decorating. Rather than presenting straightforward house-tours or simply showing a particular style, the book is divided into several sections that guide you step by step into the process of putting together your home.

Along they way, they feature quotes from tons of design professionals, as well as incredible photos by Debi Treloar. Speaking of photos, the book lets us in on sneak peeks into the homes of  several big designers, like Jonathan Adler and Thom Filicia. I’m especially loving Jonathan Adler’s kitchen, which I hadn’t really seen before. Oh, and check out this gorgeous shot of this vase with sequins in it.

How glamorous is that?! So simple to do too!

The tone of the book is all done in a manner that isn’t intimidating, but rather quite easy, and also mindful of budgets. I really like the overall tone that you can work with what you have, no matter what aesthetic you’re drawn to, and make it into something unique and beautiful that you’ll love to live in.

On a personal side note, I’ve known Holly for what seems like blog-4-ever. We both started our blogs around the same time many moons ago and it’s so exciting to watch her grow from simple blogger to now official fabulous published author! Congrats Holly!! Decorate is released next month (only a few weeks away!) but, as you can see, you can pick it up at your local Anthropologie right now!

Simply incredible images by UK based Michael Rolph. See more here.

These “salt and power” salt and pepper shakers made me smile this morning. Add an “extra charge” to your meal!… (heh…  heh.) Available here and here.

I know this is supposed to be “happy” mundane, but I’m loving this short little film, by alex prager, starring Kate Spade’s current spokesmodel, Bryce Howard- The plot is a little dark, but the colors are vintage happy!

Great modern folk “merit badge” necklace from Poketo. Available here.

Gorgeous collection of vessels, bowls and objects by Formafantasma. They are made of flour, agricultural waste, and limestone. They are low temperature baked and colored with vegetable dyes. The insides are waterproof using a mixture of beewax and pine tar.

Read more about it here. (photos via Formafantasma) (via dwell)

Michael Jackson – Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough (Gigamesh Remix Dub Edit) by GIGAMESH

A little friday MJ remixed by Gigamesh.

…and of course there’s always the classic original…

In this day and age of email, text messaging, ipads, etc… there’s still nothing like the special feeling you get from the tangible experience of writing or drawing something on paper. With that thought, I have always loved stationery. When I was a kid, one of my favorite places to go besides the toy store, was the office supply store. I was obsessed with looking at all the different erasers, writing utensils, pads of paper, etc… Whenever I travel to a foreign country, I always bring back little pencils or pens, and I always can use a new little notebook! So, you can imagine my joy when I was introduced to this new company, RAD AND HUNGRY. Hen Chung and Sam Alston take a love for stationery and travel, and combined it into a great concept. (… the name of the company alone is pretty awesome right?!)…(much more after the jump) Read the rest of this entry »

artist: Oh Land

I’m oddly on a yellow kick today… West Elm just released a sneak peek at their Summer 2011 collection, and I’m immediately drawn to these watercolor pieces.

The platter and “sunset” pillow would add a nice punch of color, and how cute are those fish plates?!

This outdoor table is pretty sweet too, but what is that cool red candle holder?! I hope it comes on their site soon! Check out the preview here.

digging this collage print by lionel williams. available via Mammoth collection.

Oh I wish these S&P shakers weren’t $95 because they would so be mine. Now.

Hm… must think of some sort of DIY version… but LOVE them! (available here.)

Recently stumbled upon the work of artist Aakash Nihalani. So inspiring! One of his pieces is currently used as the cover artwork for Patrick Stump’s latest EP.

Fluorescent tape + geometrics = Awesome. Check out more here. (via It’s nice that)